Introduction to JavaScript

Learn how to create scripts in JavaScript for your website

Learn how to program with JavaScript. After reading this guide, you will know how to create a program in JavaScript, how to define functions and objects, and how to read and modify an HTML document dynamically.

Table of Contents

JAVASCRIPT
Introduction to JavaScript
Implementing JavaScript
Variables
Strings
Booleans
Arrays
Conditionals and Loops
Control Transfer Instructions
Functions
Declaring Functions
Scope
Anonymous Functions
Standard Functions
Objects
Declaring Objects
Methods
The this Keyword
Constructors
The new Operator
Inheritance
Standard Objects
String Objects
Array Objects
Date Objects
Math Object
Window Object
Document Object
Element Objects
Creating Element Objects
Events
The addEventListener() Method
Event Objects
Debugging
Console
Console Object
Error Event
Exceptions
APIs
Native Libraries
External Libraries

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Event Attributes
Instructions
Constructors
Strings
Arrays
Dates
Properties
Functions
Window Object
Document Object
Element Object
Events
Errors

This guide assumes that you have a basic knowledge of web development, HTML and CSS, and you know how to create files and upload them to a server. If you need more information on web development or you don't know how to program in HTML and CSS, download our guides Web Development, Introduction to HTML and Introduction to CSS. For a complete course on web development, read our book HTML5 for Masterminds.

This guide is a collection of excerpts from the book HTML5 for Masterminds. The information included in this guide will help you understand a particular aspect of web development, but it will not teach you everything you need to know to develop a website or a web application. If you need a complete course on web development, read our book HTML5 for Masterminds. For more information, visit our website at www.formasterminds.com.